Category Archives: Sports

James Anderson’s 700 wickets: ‘You can’t expect a player to improve with age’

James Anderson While practicing in Dharamsala, England, James Anderson became the third bowler and the first fast bowler to take 700 wickets in Test cricket. The 41-year-old Anderson, playing his 187th Test, left Kuldeep Yadav behind Ben Foakes. His quiet celebration betrayed both his relief (it took eight matches to reach the last 15 wickets)… Read More »

James Anderson made history with his 700th Test wicket

Age and injuries were never a hurdle that was unlikely to be beaten as James Anderson set another stratospheric benchmark. Few sportsmen have given Father Time a run for its money as the all-time green swing king, who has just picked up his 700th Test wicket in England’s fifth Test in his 23rd year as… Read More »

Max Verstappen threatens to leave Red Bull if Helmut Marko receives suspension

The future of Red Bull star Max Verstappen looks uncertain – Getty Images/Mark Thompson Max Verstappen threatened to leave Red Bull on Friday night if the team’s parent company got rid of motorsport consultant Helmut Marko, as the fallout from the Christian Horner row reached another level. Verstappen says he “can’t continue” without the man… Read More »

The unlikely friendship that spurred Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola’s quest for glory

Jürgen Klopp (left) and Pep Guardiola (right) pushed each other to greater heights – Getty Images/Michael Regan After Liverpool won the Champions League final in 2019, Jürgen Klopp was trying to drink it all down in the depths of the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, just as he would sipping from a bottle of beer.… Read More »

How the Red Bull debacle shook Formula 1 and why Christian Horner isn’t out of the woods.

Horner is one of the strongest men not only in Red Bull Racing but also in F1 – Mark Thompson/Getty Images If you’re not a fan of Formula 1 or its nifty Netflix documentary, Drive to SurviveBefore this month, the name Christian Horner probably meant nothing to you. Now you definitely know who he is… Read More »

Seb Coe to chair Man Utd’s new stadium taskforce with Andy Burnham and Gary Neville

Lord Coe, seen here with Sir Alex Ferguson and former sports minister Richard Caborn, will chair the task force investigating how Old Trafford can be transformed – Getty Images/John Peters Sebastian Coe will lead a special task force to investigate a “once-in-a-century opportunity” to create a new stadium for Manchester United as the centerpiece of… Read More »

Newcastle’s £28m man Lewis Hall never plays – and that’s a concern for Chelsea

If you look closely at photographs of the ritual celebrations in the dressing room following every Newcastle United victory, you’ll notice Lewis Hall lurking in the background with a smile that would fall into the ‘forced’ category. This is the intriguing case of a £28m summer signing who became Newcastle’s mystery man and a loan… Read More »